1751 Brighton Fans in a 25,292 Crowd saw Dean Hammond take an early lead for the Albion from a Jason Dodd free-kick, Paul Peschisolido had levelled it on 11 minutes though.
New signing Colin Kazim-Richards said 'The team deserved to win, there should have been a penalty. I was through, if I hadn't got fouled I would have scored'
'The Brighton Fans are first class, this was my first game in the Championship, I couldn't stop smiling'
New signing Colin Kazim-Richards said 'The team deserved to win, there should have been a penalty. I was through, if I hadn't got fouled I would have scored'
'The Brighton Fans are first class, this was my first game in the Championship, I couldn't stop smiling'
| Saturday 6th August 2005 | ||||||||
| Coca Cola Championship | ||||||||
| Crewe Alexandra | (1) | 2 | Burnley | (0) | 1 | 8,006 | ||
| Crystal Palace | (0) | 1 | Luton Town | (1) | 2 | 21,166 | ||
| Derby County | (1) | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | (1) | 1 | 25,292 | ||
| Hull City | (0) | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | (0) | 0 | 22,201 | ||
| Ipswich Town | (0) | 1 | Cardiff City | (0) | 0 | 24,292 | ||
| Reading | (0) | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | (1) | 2 | 16,836 | ||
| Sheffield United | (1) | 4 | Leicester City | (0) | 1 | 18,224 | ||
| Southampton | (0) | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | (0) | 0 | 24,061 | ||
| Stoke City | (0) | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | (0) | 0 | 18,744 | ||
| Watford | (1) | 1 | Preston North End | (2) | 2 | 12,597 | ||